7. Feasts of the Third Class. "Lesser Double Feasts." S. Stephen. S. John, Ev. S. Thomas, Abp. Circumcision. Annunciation B. V. M. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Easter week. Invention of the Cross. Nativity S. John Baptist. SS. Peter and Paul. Translation of S. Thomas of Canterbury. Transfiguration. Exaltation of the Cross. Conception B. V. M. 8. Feasts of the Fourth Class. "Inferior Double Feasts." ** The feasts not included in the above table, but which are marked in italics in the Calendar, are "double feasts," and form the fifth class; the rest are "simples." Liturgy of the Church of Sarum. A. THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS.1 2 The Priest about to say Mass, shall say the following Hymn, while he clothes himself in the sacred vestments:3 — 2 HYMN. COME, HOLY GHOST, Creator blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with Thy Grace, and heavenly aid, The "Ordinary" of the Mass was such parts of the Service prior to the Canon which did not vary with the different festivals. The "Canon" (or rule) was the part of the Service containing the actual consecration, and which was not allowed to vary (as did some parts of the Ordinary) in local Churches. 3 and 8 The term "Mass," as applied to the Divine Liturgy, is derived by some liturgical students from the phrase "Ite, missa est," "Go, you are dismissed," which occurs towards the end of the Roman rite. In the Early Church the catechumens were dismissed before the consecration. This dismissal was called "Missa (i.e., missio) Catechumenorum." By an easy transition this term came to be applied to the part of the Service preceding the dismissal, and |